Window rain-shield.



O. P. ORTH WINDOW RAIN SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.31, 191a.

Patented 0613.7,1913.

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WINDOW RAIN SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.31,1918.

Patented 0013. 7, 1913.

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CHARLES P. ORTH, 0F KEWANEE, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

lP'atentedOct. '7, 1913.

Application filed January 81', 1913. Serial No. 745,432.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, CHARLES P. .O'RTH, a citizen of the Uni-ted States, residing at Kewanee, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Window Rain-Shields, of whichth'e following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combihed rain shield and ventilator for windows; and it has for its object the provision of a structure of this character which may be applied with facility to any well known form of window-frame and associated with the lower sliding sash thereof whereby when the latter is opened to a slight distance, the fresh air from the outside may be readily conducted to the room.

Another objectof the invention is the provision of a ventilator and shield which may be readily adjusted, so as to accommodate itself to windows of different sizes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a shield and ventilator which will consist of com anion adjustable .sections and means for racing the sections at their points of connection and for also securely holding the sections in their required adjusted positions.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means which will permit the shield to be quickly removed from the window when desired.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for positively preventing the elements from the outside from entering the opening between the bottom of the sash and the lower sill of the window and for conducting the elements to the outside and for positively preventing the ele ments from entering the joints between the sill of the window and the adjacent portions of the shield.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a shield wherein the companion adjustable portions thereof may be readily folded so as to occupy a compact package for shipment or storage.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a window, showing the lower sash thereof in a manner of connecting the shield and ventilator to the frame; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shield, showing the adjustable portions thereof laid out whereby they may be separated from each other or distended relatively; Fig. 3 is a section, taken on line l[lll['l[TT of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the sections; Fig.5 is a section on line VV of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a section on line VI-Vl of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a section on line VTTVH of Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 is a section on line VIII-VIII of Fig. 1.

The shield herein illustrated comprises substantially identically constructed sections 1 and 2, each including a substantially U-frame, preferably of wire, bent to provide upper and lower bars 3 and 4 and a connecting end bar 5. The end bar and said upper and lower bars, at their points of immediate connection with each other are formed to provide eyes 6 for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. Each frame or section is provided with a protecting wall 7 of fabric material which may be treated with a suitable water-proofing composition whereby it is rendered impervious to the elements and non-absorbent but preferably flexible for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The marginal edges of the walls 7 are folded around the bars 1 and 2 and the bar 5 and then preferably secured thereto by stitching. At the outer end, the wall 7 is extended, so as toform a substantially triangular guard 8. The section 1 is provided with guides 9, which are preferably formed with eyes 10. Similar guides 11 are also secured to the bars 3 and 4 of the section 2. The wall 7 of each of the shield sections terminates within the plane of the inner extremities of the upper and lower bars 3 and 4:, so that the extremities of one of the sections may be extended into the guide eyes 9 of the other section, as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This construction is also such that the inner ends of the walls 7 of both sections 1 and 2 may be arranged in overlapping relation, so as to efl'ect a perfect liquid-tight joint at such overlapping point. The section 1 is provided with a metallic bracing bar 11', which is provided with a series of apertures 12 which receive the bendable legs '13 of fastening devices 14. The legs 13 may be extended through the walls 7 of the other section of the shield and then upset against the wall whereby partly raised position and illustrating the i both sections will be properly held in their adjusted positions in the frame of the window.

The device is mounted upon the interior of the window frame A as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 whereby the frame sections 1 and 2 extend upwardly and inwardly at an angle from the sill B. The guards 8 are folded to lie in substantially vertical positions and they are secured so that their outer extremities 15 lie against the inner faces of the side members of the frame A.. The uppermost eye 6 of each of the frames 1 and 2 pivotally receive a bar 16 which forms an attachin device for operatively supporting the shield upon the window frame. The

rods are provided with terminal hooks 17, which are adapted for removable engagement in screw-eyes 18 which extend from the side members of the frame A. The lower eyes 6 of the frames 1 and 2 are adapted to be engaged with the vertical shank portions 19 on screws 20, which are also secured to the side members of said frame A and disposed immediately beneath the screw-eyes 18. The upper edges of the guards 8 are provided with one or more yieldable hooks 21,'which may be engaged with the bar 16 whereby to support the guards in operative positions at the immediate ends of the frame sections 1 and The lower portions of the walls 7 are extended below the bars 4 of the frame sections 1 and 2 so as to provide a drip apron 22, which is adapted to overlie the sill B of the window, so as to permit the elements draining from the walls of the device to be conducted to the outside, as will be understood.

From the construction described, it is evi- 40 dent that the device may be quickly attached to any common formof window frame and associated with the lower sash while the latter is partly opened as shown in Fig. 1, whereby'to permit of the entrance of the outside air to the interior of the room with an elimination of the outside objectionable elements, such as snow, sleet or rain.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying draw in s in eiition will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportlon and the minor details of construction may be resorted to .without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is I In a rain shield and ventilator for windows, frame sections adjustable longitudinally between the vertical sides of the w1ndow and including upper and lower eye portions, screws extending from the side bars of the window frame and receiving the lower eyes of the frame sections, bars pivotally mounted in the upper eyes of the frame sections, eye-members secured to the vertical sides of the window above the plane of the screws, means on the bars having detachable engagement with the eye-members, guards carried by the frame sections, and means on the guards having detachable connection with said bars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. ORTH. Witnesses:

CHARLES A. MoRRILL, LYLE RomsoN.

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